In this article, we will cover everything that you might want to know about the Moto G’s India launch and availability details.

Pricing

Let’s start with the most important piece of information – pricing. The Moto G has been priced at INR 12,499 for the 8GB version and 13,999 for the 16GB version. This is probably the best Motorola could offer to the Indian consumers.

India has most probably got the cheapest pricing for dual-SIM Moto G compared to whatever select markets, the dual-SIM phone is being retailed right now.

Coming to the pricing of back cover, grip cover and flip cover accessories, they have been priced at INR 899, INR 1,099 and INR 1,599 respectively.

Availability

According to Motorola, Moto G will only be sold at Flipkart for the foreseeable future. The company declined to give a date on when the exclusivity might end. So, we are pretty much in dark. If you plan to buy Moto G, Flipkart is your best bet. Considering that they are running some interesting offers tomorrow, it is actually better to get the phone from them.

According to import data, Motorola has till now imported 14,800 units of the 8GB model and 5000 units of 16GB model, which will be put on sale on the launch day.

When can I buy Moto G?

Flipkart will begin sales of Moto G smartphone at 12:01AM, February 6. So, in just over 7 hours (from the post publishing time), you will be able to order Moto G.

Is single-SIM version coming to India?

It is unlikely that we will see the release of single-SIM model in the country. Motorola executives have told us that unless they see a demand for single-SIM version from the consumers, only dual-SIM version will be available in the country. As the dual-SIM version is exactly the same and carries a great price, there don’t seem to be a reason why there will be a need for single-SIM version.

Flipkart offers

As we told you guys earlier, Moto G buyers will get access to some offers from Flipkart, which can be found below. These are only valid for purchases on Flipkart.com.

When will Moto G Indian version will get KitKat update?

Motorola has promised to roll-out Android 4.4.2 update for Moto G in the matter of days. The update will probably go live by this weekend or earlier next week, however the exact roll-out date is unknown at this point.

According to Motorola, the update will come with refined user experience and performance enhancements as well as KitKat specific goodies like cloud-print support, restyled status and navigation bars, colour emoji support, improved closed captioning support, stronger security, smarter power use immersive mode and more. The update will also packs new Gallery, Phone and Downloads apps.

What about after-sales service support?

Motorola has revealed that it already has around 100 service centres in place across the country, ready to cater to the Moto G buyers. The company is also pre-loading an app called Moto Care on the Moto G smartphone, which includes FAQs and other support related information. The toll-free customer care number for Motorola customers – 1-800-102-2344 is also live, which can be accessed Mon-Sun 9AM-7PM. You can even chat live with Motorola staff at the company’s India website.

I heard MOTO G dual sim is specifically designed to save costs compared
to its single sim counterpart! This is the reason, motorola is not
selling MOTO G single sim phones in india and other poor countries. 🙂

Kiers

YES! at the cost of GREATLY reduced 3g bands from QuadBand to Single band..so if u travel….get the single sim version

Sanjoe

Hey Gaurav wen compared to US version, the following are differences

Available in indian edition – Headset, charger, dual sim, FM unlocked
Not Available – USB cable

I call BS on the dual sim only nonsense… CM doesn’t support dual sim so obviously we’ll need the single sim variant if we want CM on the Moto G…

MJ

Just ordered my 16 GB moto G with white back cover. Was only able to buy one cover unfortunately. Also the flip cover surprisingly wasnt on discount, only the back cover was. Couldnt wait much longer for the phone, ordered express 24-hour service….

dhawan

who’s camera is batter, micromax a114 or moto g??

Bob

Good luck to the ‘servers’ of Flipkart 🙂 I await Moto X after G.

sam

dual sim version will most likely receive custom rom. Team Gummy added dualsim support to their KitKat rom. And once Motorola push the kernel source and other necessary files, custom rom will most likely appear for dual sim. maybe no official CM release but when it comes to LTS, any custom rom that keeps the system up to date with latest Android is very much welcomed.

Harsh Singh

I hope what you say is true that custom roms will be abundant for dual sim version. But, history of dual sim phone suggests trouble.

MOTO G FANBOY

I think they had also said they are going to increase the no. of Service Centres

akhil sai

The 70% off is only applicable on back covers or will work for grip & flip shells also ??
Thanks in advance 🙂